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I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead (2024)

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I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead (2024)

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Just finishing up the nursery.

I hope you're eating

something healthy.

What if Mark's right?

Maybe we should wait

until the restaurant's

doing better

before involving any investors.

If Mark knew what he

was talking about,

we wouldn't be in this

position in the first place.

I get he's a little creepy

and all that,

but that's not fair, honey.

Fairness is something

that people with limited options

need to believe in.

That is not us.

Just be the guy

that sat across from me

on our first real date,

and they can't help

but want to invest.

All I did was show up and smile.

Exactly. [laughs]

Just hearing you laughing now

is turning me on, angel.

God, I miss you.

It's just been two days.

Yeah, but it's been a lot

longer than that since we...

You know the doctor said

excitement is not good

for the baby right now.

[huffs under his breath]

[whack]

[doorbell chimes]

What are you ordering now?

It's just some organic juices.

Be right down!

Sweet dreams, Mrs. Knight.

Mm. Dream rich, Mr. Knight.

[doorbell chimes]

- [pounding]

- [woman] Leo!

I said I was coming!

[woman] Leo! Leo!

I hope you aren't

expecting a tip.

Is Leo here? I need

to talk to him.

[scoffs] Are those Skeeters?

My husband doesn't know

anyone who wears those.

My name is Vikki.

Vikki Knight.



[slam]

Hey!

- [pounding]

- Leo!

[ringing bell repeatedly]

Leo! If you're here,

I need to talk to you!

I don't know what

drugs you're on,

or need to get back on,

but Vikki Knight

died five years ago.

No, I didn't. I'm

very much alive.

If you wanna stay that way...

I would leave now!

I don't want no trouble.

Just, please, I just... I

need to talk to Leo, please.

Oh, that's not going

to happen tonight.

I can promise you that.

Leo needs to know I'm alive,

and I want my life back.



[breath shaking]

She looks nothing like

Daddy's first wife.

Probably a scam.

[sighing]

It's never too early to learn

that there are bad

people in this world...

but I promise, I will

always protect you.

[sighs]

Mommy broke a nail.









[keyboards clacking softly]

"Address?"

[sighs]

"Public library."

"Most recent employment...

position?"

Huh... finally,

something I can answer.

- [keys clacking]

- "Waitress."

"Dates of employment..."

2017...

to 2019.

"Please explain recent

gaps in your work history."



[straining]

[exhales]

"Kidnapped and tortured

for the past five years."

Yep, they're definitely

going to hire me.

[sighing]

[cries out] Get away from me!

It's time for you to go.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

I promise I'll be good.

I'm sorry. We-We have

an hour time limit.

People are waiting

to use the computer.

Okay.



Every other

second of the day

I'm sayin' in my mind

Feelings that

I can't convey

Imaginary conversation

while I'm wide awake

Full ensemble playing

forte all up in my brain



You lookin' to get

your hair done, sis?

Um...

no, I'm looking for a job.

What's your story, honey?

No need to start

at the beginning...

just hit me with

the juicy parts.

Look.

Don't mind me.

I just see things, is all,

and I see that you need...

well, you need a whole lot,

but...

let's just first

start with a job.

[gasps] Uh... all right.

It don't pay much.

We just need someone to

sweep up and wash the towels,

and grab us lunch

on our busy days.

When can I start?

Oh. Uh...

right after you fill out

this here application and W-2.

Is this some "After

School Special"

where, in between clients,

Imma have to teach

you how to read?

I have AA degree,

I just don't have a

mailing address or I.D.

So now we're in 48

Hours territory.

Are you running from

the law or something?



If I use my...

social security, he'll find me.

Oh.

[quietly] I got me

one of them, too.

Name's Eric.

Good in bed...

evil out of it.

I call mine "The Monster".

Ohh...

I-I can't pay you in cash.

I don't need any more smoke

from the I.R.S., but...

there's a room in the back.

It's got a couch.

It won't fill your pockets,

but it's a place to sleep,

and you can use this address

as you look for other work.

[sniffling]

All right. Heh!

Sis, a lumpy couch ain't

nothing to cry over.

You don't know what

I've been through.



I know that y-you're

carrying something...

and whatever it is,

it's too heavy to carry alone.

Come on.

Why don't we take off this hat,

so I can see what

I'm working with?

You know...

if you're gonna be working here,

you can't be lookin'

any kinda way.

Sit in my chair.

Come on.

Okay, okay.

It's okay.

It's okay...

Oh, my God.

I ain't never seen

anything like this.

I'm gonna try and keep as much

of your hair as I can, okay?

You know what, in

the meantime...

we gonna get you a nice wig.

Mm-hmm.

It's called "The Karing

Salon" for a reason.

[chuckles] You know, my bad.

We haven't been

properly introduced.

I'm Karin.

Hi, Karin.

I'm...

Tori.

Nice to meet you, Tori.



You catch the latest

"Hotwives of Hotlanta"?

Kiki is a hot mess.

Girl, I've been too busy.

I appreciate you

squeezing me in.

Leo hates chipped polish.

Yeah, men and their

fetishes, right?

I think you mean "pet peeves".

Well, mine hates

the color purple.

The book or the movie?

I mean like red-plus-blue

equals purple?

[stifles a yawn]

I'm sorry.

I didn't get much

sleep last night.

Aww.

You missing your baby-daddy?

Corny, right?

No!

I mean, listen, Leo

is hot and he's rich.

I mean, like, any woman would

want to walk in your shoes.

Let's be real.

Can you keep a secret?

I'm auditioning...

to be a Hotwife.

Girl!

All of Georgia knows that

you did an audition for that.

I mean, like, what is this...

like, your third time?

This is the first time.

Ally, the producer, agreed

to an in-person interview.

No idea when it's gonna be,

but if all things go as planned,

next season, I'm

gonna be a TV star.

[giggles and laughs]

Why aren't you excited for me?

This is me excited. Also,

too, this is me hungry.

I mean, like, where's this

new girl with my food?

I hope you ordered

from The Chameleon.

We need the business.

Come on, boo. Next time.

I promise, next time.

That's what you always say.

But wait, these shoes... these

shoes are actually giving.

The shoes give!

My new faves.

If Leo knew how much these

cost, he would k*ll me for sure.

So, where's this new girl from?

She's free and I don't care.

Free?

Is she an intern, or...?

I don't know. Karin found her.

Did you at least get her name?

Yeah. Mm...

Tori, I think. I think

her name is Tori.

And you know what? Why

do you care so much?

Why are you being

such a Curious George?

I'm not getting

a full set today,

but I still want all the tea.

[chuckles] All right,

put this hand in.

Listen, I'm gonna go get her,

so then you can get all

the tea for yourself,

from her.

First dibs. And let

me know what she says.





Here you go.

Oh. Thank you.

Stay away from me.

Last night it was "Vikki",

and now it's Tori?

I knew you were a scammer.

I cannot wait to tell Karin

her third-eye's gone blind.

The name is Victoria!

But most people call me Vikki.

My daddy called me Tori.

You can't be real.

This can't be real.

I'm as real as Leo's

love for junk food.

[gasps in pain] Oh!

Oh, God!

You having this baby?

Oh! I can't lose this one.

I can't.

Sit, sit.

Are you still with Dr. Green?

I'll give him a call.

Okay, where are you parked?

Right out front.

- Okay. You know how to drive?

- [Tori] Yeah, but...

But nothing! She

can't drive herself.

You're gonna need

to take her. Okay?

Take off that smock and

go grab your things.

Okay.

I know you're scared,

honey, but just breathe...

I'm not getting in

the car with her.

What?

Just breathe.

[Gina] He says he can

see you right away.

Gina, can't you please take me?

I'm sorry, babe, I can't.

I have back-to-backs.

Okay, it's fine.

My spirit is telling me

Tori can handle this.

Come on.

Your spirit should've

told you that she's...

Oh, God!

Okay, come on, Tori.

All right.

Tori, when you get there

you're gonna text us, okay?

But I don't have no phone.

Like, what? That's, like...

That should be

ill*gal or something.



Do you need the

phone again, darlin'?

Um, actually, I-I wanted to know

if Dr. Green saw patients

without insurance?

Oh! Uh, well...

one Saturday a quarter, we

see any patient who shows up.

Um, schedule's just on

the back of the card.

Thank you.

Of course.

[quietly] Can you

tell Mrs. Knight

that I'll... I'm gonna

wait for her outside?

Of course.

Thank you.

Sorry about the baby.

Leo and I lost a baby once and

I'm still grieving about it.

He never mentioned it to me.

He didn't know about it.

Happened right before

I was kidnapped,

and I lost it shortly after.

We lost two babies.

I'm crying because...

this pregnancy won't be a third.

Dr. Green gave me a sedative

and told me to stay

away from stress.

I'm not here to hurt you.

Then why are you here?

I lost my mom when I was young.

I lost my dad shortly after

Leo and I got married.

So...

like it or not...

...Leo's all I got.

[car door thuds]



Thanks for taking me.

Vikki...

I mean, "Tori"...

what happened to you?

[Tori] I used to hike a lot.

I was out one day,

and suddenly, out of nowhere,

- I got attacked from behind...

- [screaming]

...and dragged deep

into the woods.

[door thuds]

After that, it's

one long blur of...

being tied up, beaten,

humiliated,

- and drugged.

- [screaming] Help!

[echoing] Help!

How were you able to get away?

[Tori] He showed up,

dragged me deeper

into the woods...

- shot me...

- [g*nsh*t rings out]

...and left me for dead.

Some off-the-gridders found me

and nursed me back to health.



One of their trips

into town for supplies,

they bought me some essentials,

and dropped me off

at the bus station...

and I found my way

to your doorstep.

H-How?

We moved to the town

so Leo could escape

the memories of you.

The internet and your

social media accounts.

Why didn't you go to the police?

I did, as soon as

I got off the bus.

Pretty sure if you

return from the dead,

it would make the news.

The police kept asking

me questions, and...

...wanting to know details,

stuff I couldn't

give 'em at the time.

They kept badgering me

with their questions...

the cops... just

over and over again.

It just...

it made me nervous.

I started shaking and sweating.

I just... I felt like

I couldn't breathe,

and...

they said I was a junkie,

and threatened to take me

in for public intoxication.

I got out of there

as fast as I could

and I swore I would

never go back.

But you seriously aren't

gonna let him just...

The Monster thinks that I'm dead

and I plan on

keeping it that way.

[Layla exhales]

You don't believe me, do you?

I thought you were dead.

I don't know what to

believe right now.

The sedatives are

kicking in and...

I can't think,

even if I wanted to anymore.

Do you need me to

help you inside?

Yeah. Thanks.

- I'm coming to get you.

- Okay.

Oh, gosh.

[exhaling deeply]

Won't be wearing

these for a while.

Dr. Green wants

me to take it easy

until the baby comes.

No heels.

I'm sorry for the way

I reacted earlier.

My emotions are

all over the place

and this is a lot to take in.

Yeah, for me, too.

Leo's home tomorrow.

We'll figure out

a way to help you.

Um, is there anyone

I can call for you?

I don't... I don't think

you should be alone.

I only talk to my

mom between husbands.

Stepdad number

five, and counting.

Leo's all I got, too.

Yeah.

Okay. Well...

...can I grab something for you

downstairs, before I head out?

Some water would

be great. Thanks.

Okay.

[exhales deeply]



[groggily] Mm.



















[shrieks]

Oh! You scared me!

I don't like being

grabbed like that!

[whimpering]

You... you're alive?

Where-Where've you

been? How'd you...?

Oh, I'm bleeding!

Where's my wife?

You're looking at her.

Oh.

Mm! Baby.

Does this mean you got the yes?

Thank God, you're

okay. Come here.

I can't believe Gina called you.

I thought she...

Our baby girl is fine.

I promise.

What happened to your hand?

Oh, that was my bad.



What are you still doing here?

"Still"?

You know who she is, right?

Not at first, but now, yes.

And you didn't think to call me?

My bad for not knowing

the proper etiquette

to tell my husband

that his first wife has

come back from the dead.



Is she wearing my nap dress?

I hope you didn't mind.

I-I had to some laundry. I

needed something to put on.

[Leo] How'd you even find us?

After everything

I've been through,

that's the first thing

you think to ask me?

I'm sorry, okay?

I'm in shock.

I don't know what

to say... I don't...

How about, "I'm glad to

know you're still alive"?

I am.

I really am.

I mean...

you look... you look good.

[Layla scoffs]

I-I mean, considering

all she must've gone through,

like she said... it's just...

I don't remember saying

you could stay over.

I didn't have a ride,

and I figured if you

needed something,

I could be of good use.

Looks like you

finished your sandwich.

Hmm.

Where you been all this time?



[crying out, indistinct

and echoing darkly]

[g*nsh*t echoes]

Wow, that-that sounds...

- Horrific.

- ...Terrible.

So, I... I gotta get to work.

Work?

I thought you just got here.

How-How long are you

planning on staying?

That depends on you.

Excuse me?

I left the woods with

nothing but my life.

[Layla] So you came

for some money?

Where else am I supposed to go?

You're the only family I have.

Why don't you go

get ready for work,

while I talk to my husband?

Okay?

Keep the nap dress.

If I like something,

I just buy multiples.

About time.

Here.

Three grand?

That's walking-around

money for y'all.

Despite how it

looks, we're broke.

IVF cost us a fortune.

The Chameleon's bleeding us dry,

and whatever money

that is coming in,

it seems like it's

funding my wife's

"buy one and another

one" lifestyle.

I imagined seeing you

again, a million times...

...but I never saw

you remarrying.

It's almost as though

I never existed.

I had to move on.

Look, I thought you were dead.

You know, it was hard

getting this job,

and I don't want

to lose it, so...

You need me to call you a ride?

When I parked the

car last night,

I did notice...

there were three cars,

and only two of y'all.

- You don't seriously think...

- I can't believe

you got your dream car.

You know, you always said

you were gonna get this car,

and I wanted to believe you,

but, at the time, we were

eating at the Pancake Shack

and that was a bit of a splurge.

Look, I-I know you've

been through a lot...

but you're not taking my car.

Well, lucky for you,

I can't afford the

maintenance on it... yet.

[keys jangle]

Oh. And, uh,

this check has

"Vikki Knight" on it,

and according to a Judge Ekkers,

she's dead.

I'm Tori now.

Your dad always

did call you that.

Got cash?



This should last

me till Thursday.

Thursday?

Dinner at The Chameleon.

Bring one of those

pre-paid debit cards,

a working phone.

8 p.m., sharp.

The three of us have

a lot to discuss.

Oh, and thanks for

the convertible.

Do you remember the times

when you went offtrack?

Won't slack

No cap

Imma make my way back

Home

When I'm running away

I wanna get back home

Oh...

Home...

No, it's never the same

until you get back home

[screaming]

Hey, what do you think she meant

about not being able to afford

maintenance on my car...

"yet"?

Maintenance on that

thing is ridiculous.

Now, hey, let's not go there.

First, it was my nap

dress, then our car.

Is she gonna borrow you next?

She gets Mondays,

Wednesdays, Fridays?

I guess we'll find

out at dinner.

[laughs]

Angel, come here.

[grunts] Ooh!

You know you've ruined

me for any other woman.

It's not that I don't

feel bad for her,

because I do, but

it's just that...

[exhaling]

That feels good.

[sighs] I mean...

there's never a good time

for your husband's

dead wife to show up...

...but why now?

Between the baby and the

"Hotwives" interview...

[testily] Not that again.

Yes, "that again."

We could use the money

and the publicity

for The Chameleon.

Are you buying her story

about not going to the police?

She seemed pretty adamant to me.

You saw how hard it was for

her to tell us what happened.

You have the best hands.

Oh, yeah?

You like that?

[slaps him lightly]

I'm going to work out.

Yes, you go burn off

some of that energy.

And I'm going to the

restaurant after.

Got to, uh, tell Mark he

needs to lay off more staff.

Hey.

We're gonna get

through this. Okay?

I love you, Mr. Knight.

I love you more than

that, Mrs. Knight.



Top to bottom Never

Top to bottom

But it's looking like

that time on the rollie

Looking like the dice

saying "Roll me, roll me"

Never want to quit Like

the game fix for me

Go on! Go on!

Go crazy!

Show off!

Show off! Show off!

Go crazy!

Go on! Go on!

Go on!

Go crazy!

Show off! Show off!

Show off!

Go crazy!

Go on!

Get gone!

I'm too high when I'm on

Like one pass Go off

Go off, go off



I thought you'd be

long gone by now.

Searching "the

Most Wanted" site.

You trolling for

a new boyfriend?

I don't care what you say...

something's off with her.

Look! I mean, like, come

on, it's, like, too perfect.

It's either she's

A.W.O.L. from the Army

or she escaped the

federal prison.

Either way, I'm gonna

collect the reward.

You cold-blooded.

That girl's only crime is

trying to do a good job.

[door creaks]

How do I look?

I mean, anything is better

than a convict jumpsuit.

Do you think this is

okay for The Chameleon?

I went on their website and

it looks a little fancy.

That's fine.

You look nice.

I mean, a little bit of

makeup wouldn't hurt.

I haven't worn makeup in years.

Hmm! And why is that?

Just never been good at it.

And why are they even

taking you out, anyway?

I guess to show appreciation

that I looked out for

Layla until Leo got home.

Mm. So, I'm assuming that...

you borrowing their car

wasn't good enough, right?

How about you let Gina

zhuzh you up a little bit?

Since you got

nothin' better to do.

Come on.



I mean,

what really went down between

y'all two that night? Hmm?

Nothing.

I made her a sandwich

and she fell asleep,

and I took a shower.

And her sense of style...

those are Layla's sneakers.

The same size.

Would you believe?

Actually, I can,

but what I can't...

and what I'm struggling with,

is, like, why do

you have her shoes?

She said something about

she didn't know anyone

who wore Skeeters,

and she wanted to

keep it that way.

Mm-hmm! That's Layla all day.



It's so good being

here with you.

How do I look?

Whose idea was all this?

The five-star feel is Layla.

[giggles]

The healthy comfort food is me.

What's "comforting" about this?

That's grass-fed, organic beef.

And it still tastes like feet.

Since our food isn't

to your liking,

maybe our very

generous offer will be.

A burner phone?

[scoffs] Cute.

That's $5,000 on there.

[Layla] That's enough

for a fresh start.

In Destin, Florida, maybe?

Only 75,000 more to go,

and I'll do just that.

[couple scoffs]

My dad's life-insurance

policy...

I had $80,000 in savings before.

I want it back.

I already told

you... we're broke.

Not "broke," lover.

Just a bit...

financially challenged.

Mm-hmm. Those look expensive.

[Leo] $5,000 a painting.

[Layla] They're Garcone.

Worth every penny. [chuckles]

[phone buzzes]

It's Ally!

Probably calling to

schedule my interview.

I'm gonna take this

in your office.

[phone buzzing]

Mwah.

Wish me luck.

[phone continues buzzing]

I don't mean to push...

but it's not adding up...

why you won't go to the police.

I've already lost five years.

I'm not about to

waste another one

having to relive what happened

every day in a courtroom,

and having to look at

the Monster's face.

"Monster"?

What would you call

someone who takes such

pleasure in your pain?

If don't want to relive it,

why come back to the place

so close to where

it all happened?

Why not get as far away

from here as possible?

I'm glad you asked.

That's not easy

to do without I.D.

Put this on your

list of things to do.

"Tori Elaine Lyte."

Seriously?

A lot of bad happened

to Vikki Knight.

Tori deserves better.

I don't know the first thing

about getting fake I.D.s.

I'm sure your

cousin, Jimmy, does.

5K a week...

cash.

That'll be my salary for

helping turn this place around.

[laughing]

And it ain't lost on me

that everything on this menu

is food that I

used to cook you...

except with flavor.

What part of business being

bad are you not getting?

I cannot leave without money...

real money!

Where am I supposed to get $75K?

Your sports car is worth a lot.

I'm not selling my car.

My only good memory as a kid

is the day my dad picked

me up from school early

and took me for a ride

in a car he borrowed.

I just remember him

smiling, you know,

as we drove down the highway.

He said driving that car

was better than any

drug he ever had,

and I've wanted one ever since.

Like...

I'm not selling my car.

Well, I guess each one of

those will buy you a week.

What happened, angel...

they turn you down again?

No. She wants to do

the interview here.

Thank goodness,

your husband just hired

a recipe consultant.

Recipe consultant?

Is that even a real...

What the...





You're late.

Not sure how,

when I plan on making

my own schedule.

Him or her?

A forced hire usually means

you're sleeping with the

husband or related to the wife.

I'm Layla's cousin.

I don't see the resemblance.

You do look familiar, though.

I'm Tori.

I'm Mark.

Your boss.

Praying you've hosted before?

Leo made me fire the two we had,

and Layla only agreed to hire me

if I didn't interact

with the customers.

I'm here to drive

up customer traffic.

Reason folks ain't eating here

ain't got nothing to do

with who's showing

them to their seats.

To the kitchen it is.

Don't tell me

that ain't the best

sloppy joe you ever had.

Oh, come on, Mark!

I can't just serve anything

without management approval.

Tomorrow, I'll

work with the chef

to revamp the meatloaf.

Or as I like to call it...

"feetloaf".

Oh, my God! I said

the same thing.

- [laughs]

- Mm!

Okay, well...

we'll have to drop our

"healthy comfort food" motto,

but, uh, who cares?

That's really

good... nice job.

Ground turkey meat, no salt.

You know, I think

this is the kind of food Leo

wanted to serve all along.

Speaking of, wh-where is he?

Uh, the gym. He's

always at the gym.

Freaks out if he

gains one pound.

He only ever comes

in to make sure

no one steals anything.

The amount of money those

two spend on this place...

Banks just handing

out loans like that?

Uh, yeah, they do, when you wave

your dead wife's $2-million

life-insurance policy

in your face.

The smartest thing Leo ever did

was take out that policy on a

waitress who made $8 an hour.

[sighs] I mean...

I know he loved her.

He was a wreck when

she went missing.

You knew him back then?

Yeah, we met on

one of the searches

he organized to find Vikki.

You... You searched for her?

Yeah. I'd just moved to

Macon. I didn't know anyone.

The police had just

stopped the searches,

so Leo posted he

was forming his own,

and a bunch of us volunteered.

So you joined the

search to make friends?

[chuckles] Yeah, I

know how it sounds,

but we spent weeks searching

the woods in Stone Mountain...

we had to talk about something.

Leo, of course, talked

about how kind Vikki was.

She always wanted to

open a restaurant.

You know, I-I find it

ironic that you found a job,

you found friends, but...

everything but Vikki.

Yeah, I'm still

having nightmares

about the day we

found all that blood.

I just remember Layla screaming.

It was her first day

joining the search.

Can you believe that?

I'm surprised she never

mentioned it to you.

I mean, I guess telling

people you met your husband

while searching for

his missing wife

isn't exactly a meet-cute

you want to brag about.

Some M.E. determined

it was unlikely that

anyone could survive

that much blood loss,

so the search party stopped.

Two years later, a judge

declared her officially dead.

I called Leo to give

him my condolences,

found out he and Layla

had started dating,

and they were gonna open a

restaurant to honor Vikki.

I was working at a French

bistro at the time,

with sketchy owners,

so I offered to come help get

The Chameleon up and running.

Okay, we got a

delivery coming in.

I'll be right back.

Oh, um...

hey, you know, when I said

you didn't look like Layla...

...I only meant that I

think you're way prettier.





It's amazing.



I like your nails.

Layla's are getting

too long for my taste.

You know, uh...

based on your online reviews,

I thought we'd be dining alone.

It took people a while

to catch onto the theme.

You know.

I'm still not sure I get it.

White tuxedos, formal,

all-year-round,

you don't...

We just thought

everyone should enjoy

the five-star treatment.

With the one-star food?

Sorry.

That was a review I'd read.

But I must say...

Mm?

...This is the best

meatloaf I have ever had.

Do not tell my mother.

Curious to know what's in it.

I stay away from the kitchen.

Isn't that where all

the magic happens?

Stress and the yelling...?

My contribution

is the aesthetics.



Is that a...

A Garcone? Yes.

We had it specially

commissioned.

You know, I always thought...

[enunciating]

...that Gar-co-ne's

commissioned work was more...

expansive.

He's doing more

minimalist pieces now.

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

My storyline can be

about the restaurant.

It can be about us designing it.

We can close down

for a few weeks,

and throw a huge grand

re-opening party.

Ah, that sounds...

nice.

I know!

You have a nice life.

You are married to a nice guy.

You buy fancy... art.

You get your nails

done once a week,

you wear white,

like, all the time.

It is all very...

"nice".

I need messy.

I need drama.

I need hot, messy drama.

I have drama! I really do.

My h...

I just can't say anything

without a contract.

[skeptically] Mm-hmm.

My drama...

will win you an Emmy.

Just get me on the show.

Well...

if you really want

to be on the show...

our caterer just quit?

[Layla gasps, aghast]

Oh, no, you're right... I

couldn't hire Chameleon.

It would blow our budget.

Oh. Just, maybe after

the baby's born,

you'll find out that Leo

was sleeping with the nanny.

[laughs] J.K.! But not really.

If you get me something

juicy like that,

I promise, you'll

get on the show.

Listen, please, I...

[cuts her off] Any chance

I could get the recipe

for that meatloaf?

Never mind.

I'll have my assistant

track it down.

It was so nice to

finally meet you.

Yes! Good luck with the baby.

[Layla stammers]

[gasps]



It is my restaurant.

I should be the one

doing the taste-testing.

Well, Mark is usually the one

here doing all the work, so...

Well, I'm here now.

[ring tapping table]

Ooh...

is this what I think it is?

Chicken pot pie. Yes.

My dad's favorite.

Yeah, mine, too.

Mm.

Mm.

This brings me back

to the first time you

ever cooked for me.

[chuckles softly]

I never tasted anything so good.

I just wanted you to know

what food made with

love tasted like,

not like the crap you

said your mother fed you.

Did I imagine it all?

I mean, did you...

...did you ever...

ever love me?

Of course I did.

Yes.

How's Layla?

She started spotting

the other night,

so she's on official bed

rest until the baby comes.

Oh, well,

I-I'll have the kitchen

make her a doggie bag.

- Thanks.

- Mm-hmm.

Tori?

Pack up a couple more of

those for me, would ya?

Oh. Yeah, sure.

I'll, uh...

I'll keep this one.

So... how can we

help you today?

I haven't been to

a doctor in awhile

and I wanted to know if

I could still have kids.

Okay. Uh...

...we'll need you to

do some bloodwork,

but first, I'd like to do

a quick exam, if I could?

Um, I'll need you

to open your robe

so I can examine your abdomen.

[inhales sharply]

You know what?

I'm going to see if I

can bring somebody in,

maybe just help you feel a

little bit more comfortable.

How's that? Good?

One second.

Mimi.

[whispers] Can I borrow

you for one second, please?

[door shuts]

Hi.

Whenever you're ready, ma'am.



[Mimi gasps]



[straining and grunting]

[screaming]

[screaming echoing]

Tori!

Dr. Moss...

really helped me.

She helped me find the courage

to leave my ab*ser for good.

Her office is just in

this same building here.

So, um... give her a call.



You never said

where you're from.

I don't remember you asking.

[chuckles] Well,

I'm asking now.

I was an Army brat.

Moved around a lot.

Have any fun plans this weekend?

I was thinking, you

know, maybe we could

hang out sometime after work?



I need to see you in my office.



No. Not you. Her.



Birth certificate...

driver's license,

social security card.

[speedbag thudding]

They weren't cheap.

Your pay'll be short this

week, but I'll make up for it.

I'm sure you're ready

to get out of here

and, you know, be done

with all of this anyway.

Oh, we're far from done.

I did everything you asked for.

And now I'm asking you for more.

Does a $2-million

life-insurance policy

ring any bells to you?

Oh, it would be a shame...

- [bam]

- ...If, somehow,

the insurance company found out

that "Vikki" was still alive.

I'm sure they'd want

their $2 million back.

Plus interest.

I just want my fair share.

I'm curious what

you think that is.

$500,000.

[snickering]

You might as well be asking

for the whole two mil.

It crossed my

mind. I almost did.

Especially with the way things

are going around here lately.

Three months of boom does not

make up for two years of bust.

Oh, come on!

Your Garcone might be gone,

but that's not your only asset.

I'm not selling my car,

no matter how many

times you or Layla ask.

She says it's not a

baby-friendly car.

It's my only refuge.

My house has turned into a-a

giant kid-proofed nursery.

And because of that baby,

Layla and I haven't...

[inhales deeply] ...in months.

[bam]

[speedbag creaking]

Now I feel what my

pops was chasing.

Driving that car

is the only time

I feel like a man,

and I'm not giving

that up for you, her,

and definitely not no baby.

You don't sound too excited

about becoming a dad.

[snaps] We're done here!

Don't forget to close

the door behind you.

[bam]

[heavy blows continue

landing on speedbag]

You were listening in on us?

What's going on between you two?

And don't say "nothing,"

because whenever

he comes around,

you get weird.

What's in the envelope?

Cash for Layla's baby shower.

Oh, okay.

Is it like a... co-ed shower?

I could be your date.



[Dr. Moss] You seem

to be coping well

in light of all that

you've been through.

I cuddle a teddy bear every

night, like a toddler.

The other day, a

co-worker asked me out,

and I ran to the

bathroom and threw up.

The thought of a

man touching me...

That's an

understandable reaction.

Except the one thing I

want most in the world

is a baby,

and you kinda gotta let a man

touch you to get one of those.

I hope you take a bit

more time to fully heal

before becoming a mom.

Thought you said

I was coping well?

Let's talk about life

before The Monster.

Tell me more about your ex...

"Jim," I think you called him?

What do you want to know?

How did you guys meet?



[Tori] I was a waitress,

and he would come in

for lunch every day...

like the Alicia Keys video...

"You Don't Know My Name."



We bonded quickly.

My dad was dying,

and he was pretty

sweet about it.

I had to rush home every

night to relieve the nurse.

Jim would come over and help.

He had a pretty yucky childhood

and my dad became the

father he never really had.

A few months later,

after we met,

Jim asked him for his blessing.

We married quickly,

and a few days later,

he died in his sleep.

I...

I think my dad...

had peace,

knowing that I wasn't

gonna be by myself.

I guess the joke's

on him, right?

Today,

you took the first step

in possibly changing that.

We're out of time,

but...

I do hope you'll make

another appointment.

I think it could be

incredibly beneficial.



Hey, Tori!

[gasps] What are

you doing here?

I've got an appointment

with Dr. Moss.

Is that where you

are coming from?

You guys talking about me?

First, you try to listen

to my conversation,

and now you're following me?

I've been seeing her for

my OCD for over a year now.

[phone starts buzzing]

I gotta go. I-I'll

see you tomorrow.

Hi. Dr. Greene?

[locks door]

Mm. Oh, just in time.

I hate drinking alone.

I mean, I do it, but

I just prefer not to.

Come over here.

Come on.

This one's for you.

Oh?

Tell me all about it.

Dr. Green said

he don't think I'll ever

be able to have kids.

Oh, honey, come here.

Can you read my palm and tell me

what I did to deserve

all the bad things that

keep happening to me?

The pain I'm sensing from you...

no one deserves.

Come.

Let me love on you a little bit.

Washing my hair

is not going to wash

these problems away.

No, but it will make us both

feel a little bit better.

Your hair...

It's growing in...

healthy and strong...

just like you.

Listen to me.

If you want to be a

momma, you'll find a way.

Just don't let that bad man

at work come too close, okay?

Who, Mark?

Mm. Beats me. Come on.

Just get a sense that there's...

a man at the restaurant

who's trying to outrun his past,

but I don't think he can.

Okay.

I'm gonna get you in a new

wig, give you a new look.

And in the morning, I'm gonna

take you to the g*n range

and teach you how to sh**t.

How does that sound?

- [water running]

- Mm-hmm.



[Mark, on video] All right.

I am here

with my friend,

Patty, and, uh...

Dude, what are you doing?

...We're, uh, still

searching for Vikki,

so, if anyone has any

leads or information,

please message me.

Or just...

message me to say hi, okay?



I'm this close to

selling a kidney,

and you're out buying

a $5,000 stroller?

I'm not "out" doing anything.

I've been stuck in this

bed for the past month.

You're the one who

wanted a baby so badly.

What did you just say?

I'm taking it back.

The stroller.

Look, I got about 100K, but

that's a long way from 500.

Your dead wife is

getting on my nerves.

Then stop spending money.

The sooner we pay her,

the sooner we all can all

move on with our lives.

I know about your dirty

little secret, Leo.

Found a ketchup

packet from Wally's

in your gym bag the other day.

Just remember, lover...

I don't do broke

or fat.

[phone ringing]

The Chameleon. May I help you?

Tori?

Why are you answering the phone?

Oh, uh, we only had

a few reservations

and Mark told me to hostess.

Okay.

Is Leo there?

He's not answering his phone.

No, no, he's not.

Ahem. We had a little spat,

and I'm starving.

Well, um...

We're not super-busy.

I c... I can bring

you something.

Really? You wouldn't mind?

You are eating for two.

There's a hide-a-key

under the horse.

Gina and Karin use it

when they come over for

my weekly appointment.

All right.

See you soon.



[Layla] What's going on

in the outside world?

Come on, give me some gossip.

Well, some of us have

to work for a living.

Come on. What's happening

at the restaurant?

Besides your delicious cooking

Leo can't stop raving about?

[exhaling deeply]

Mark asked me out.

The blinker?

I think he's a weirdo,

but Leo likes him.

You aren't thinking of

dating him, are you?

[chuckles]

What's in this?

It tastes like...

heaven.

Made it especially for you.

[sighs]

Aren't you a rather thoughtful,

sweet, little blackmailer?

That is what's

happening here, right?

You're blackmailing Leo

for innocently cashing

in your life insurance?

[exhales tensely]

Cute dress.

Gina tells me you've

been wearing all white,

all the time.

Everybody knows that's

kind of my thing.

I guess it's my thing now, too.

It's fine.

Especially since you're

gonna be leaving town

once Leo gets you the

money you asked for, right?

The money I'm owed? Yes.

[exhales tensely]

I don't feel so good.

I feel like I'm gonna be sick.

[groaning lightly]

[groans intensely]

My water just broke!

[Layla panting deeply]

Here.

Try and call Leo.

I-I'll call 911.



Can't believe I'm a dad.

Hope I don't screw

it up like mine did.

What's the baby's name?

Best of both of us...

"Lela."

Make sure you have

my money by Friday.

I'm getting tired

of these demands.

And I'm getting tired

of your pathetic a*s

actually believing

I don't remember

you're The Monster.



Maybe you and Layla are right.

Maybe I should go to the police,

tell 'em what really

happened to Vikki.

[shot fires]

Friday by noon,

or I tell the America who

"The Monster" really is.

I feel sorry for Layla.

Leave... Leave her out of it.

While you're rotting in prison,

she'll be the one

responsible for paying

back the insurance money.

She'll have to get a job...

working for the post office.

At least they have benefits.

Although, strippers

do make more money.

Uh, nurse!

Excuse me.

Can you tell me where

the gift shop is?

[door thuds shut]



Hey.

[yelps]

Why would you do that?

That's what happens when

you sneak up on somebody.

I wasn't sneaking.

I'm just a soft...

walker.

I never told you where I lived.

You never told me

much about yourself,

and what little you

did say was a lie.

You're no more related

to Layla than I am.

She's like a play-cousin.

All Black people have one.

I'm not stupid.

I saw the fat envelopes

Leo paid you every Friday.

At first, I thought you

were having an affair...

and then I realized

you were never at the

restaurant at the same time...

almost like you were

avoiding each other,

except on paydays...

so I did some digging.

You mean stalking.

You have no digital footprint.

Like, zero.

Do you know how hard that is?

Then, thanks to my OCD,

I couldn't get it out of my

head that I'd seen you before.

And I was right.

We'd never met, but

I knew that face.

I searched for that face.

I put up "missing" posters

all over Dekalb

County for that face.

My arm hurts.

[winces] Ah.

Mark, what do you want?

The truth.

[sighs]

Okay, yeah.

I'm...

Vikki Knight.

I know that.

I mean, the truth about why

you won't go out with me.

[snaps] That's why I

won't go out with you!

Are you serious?

I just confessed to being

a dead/missing woman,

and the only thing you

could think to ask me

was why I won't go out with you?

This has nothing to

do with your OCD.

This has everything to do

with you being an A-S-S.

[quietly] Good point.

I'll bring that up

in my next session.

Wow.

I'm tired and I'm cold, so,

I'm-I'm leaving, all right?

You know what, Mark?

Been doing a little

digging of my own.

What's up with your

obsession with missing women?

I thought my OCD

wasn't an issue.

I'm not talking about the

weird way you fold napkins.

I'm talking about you

hopping from town to town,

looking for victims.

Maybe I have a

hero complex, okay?

Or maybe you're a freak

who gets off on other

people's tragedies?

That was harsh.

Are you gonna keep

my secret or not?

Awesome.

First, you insult me, and

then you ask me for a favor?

Women.

Mark...



[beads clattering]

[phone ringing]

[beep]

Hey, girl. What's up?

Uh, headed to the beauty supply.

We're running low

on detox shampoo.

Oh, I-I went yesterday.

Restocked everything,

and put us on automatic re-up

for all our heavy-use products,

so...

See, that's why

you the G.O.A.T.!

Oh, and, um, Chloe canceled,

so you don't have to come in

until after four.

Yeah, but...

are you okay?

Yeah. I-I-I didn't get

much sleep last night.

What's new? You

never sleep well.

[phone buzzing]

That's-That's the restaurant.

I'll talk to you later, okay?

[beep]

Huh.

- [hangs up]

- [cell phone buzzing]

Yeah?

[Leo] I got your money.

I'll be at the

house in 20 minutes.

[laughs and squeals]

Gimme that money...

Gimme that money

Gimme that money...

Gimme that... that money

Gimme that money

Gimme that money...

Not anymore we don't.

[beads swishing]



[text alert chimes]

Gimme that money...

Gimme that money

Gimme that money...

Gimme that... that money

Gimme that money

Gimme that money...

[line ringing]

Hey, it's Tori.

Can you make me two

chicken pot pies to go?

Okay, I'll be there

in a sec. Bye.





Here's the food Layla ordered

and the clothes I borrowed.



It's all there.

How'd you get the money so fast?

Took out a second on the house,

on the restaurant,

and I sold my car.

[laughs]

I should've k*lled you the

first time you begged me to.

Why didn't you? Hmm?

I kinda thought as long as

I didn't commit

the ultimate sin,

maybe I could be

saved, you know?

It'd take Jesus and a

therapist on speed dial

for that.

Thing is, I'm not

much of a believer,

but I am seeing a

therapist in Augusta.

I'm trying to get better.

Now, I probably should've

got help sooner, but...

[spits]

[splat]

I stomached being civil

because I thought it would

help me get what I deserved,

even if it meant you never will.

But I will never forgive you.

Hey, you don't seriously think

I'm about to let

you take my car?

I came here broke, on a bus.

I'll be damned if I

leave the same way.

[door slams]

Oh, and go ahead on

and report it stolen.

When I get caught, I'll be happy

to tell 'em my

side of the story.

[engine starts]

Ah! Damn it!

In your little black dress

'Cause you're gonna

impress tonight

We only drink champagne

That's right

No real racket tonight

'Cause it's a

high-class joint...

- [phone buzzing]

- Oh, no.

...Tonight we

comin' through

Hangin' with my crew

Whatchu want to do?

Sexy ladies Give it to me

[phone buzzing]

What do you want, Mark?

Hey, look, I'm sorry

about last night, okay?

I didn't mean to ambush

you, I'm sure it was very...

...triggering.

You're the last

person I want to hurt.

I like you,

even if you don't like me.

Oh, well, when you're not being

all stalkerish and creepy,

I like you, too,

as a friend.

Hey, uh,

is it weird

Leo took out a $2-million policy

on Layla and the baby?

Two separate policies?

Well, how do you know?

Well, when I was

snooping around,

to see if you and

him were hooking up,

I figured out his email

password and now I can't

stop checking it everyday.

- Mark!

- I know, I know.

Dr. Moss isn't happy

about it either.

Mark, you've gotta

stop this, okay?

Leo is not someone

you want to cross.

Is that what happened to you?

You crossed him,

so he hired someone

to kidnap you?

Leave it alone, Mark.

Look.

His credit cards are maxed out.

In order to afford both policies

he had to cancel

his precious gym membership

and his weekly meetings

to some wellness

clinic in Augusta.

Probably some happy-ending

service or something.

Um, hey, Mark, Imma

call you back, okay?

I need to check on

Layla and the baby. Bye.



[exhaling deeply]



[doorbell chiming]

[chiming]

Is Leo here?

He went to urgent care.

He thinks he broke

a toe or something.

You really have some

nerve coming here.

It must be for

good reason, okay?

I haven't slept in three days.

Lela will not stop crying.

I can't do this right now.

- [Lela fussing]

- Okay, well, give her to me.

Please?

I really need to freshen up.

Do you mind?

Yeah. Just hurry.

Go ahead.



Um...

I don't know how to

tell you this, but...

...I know who The

Monster is and so do you.

Everything that

happened to me...

...it was Leo.

[slams knife down]

You're really something.

It's not enough you bankrupt us.

He has another side...

Leo has never laid a hand on me!

He took out a $2-million

insurance policy on you,

the same way he did

to me, right before...

Grow up!

It's what fiscally-responsible

couples do.

And what about the

one he took out Lela?

- Did you know about that?

- Why are you doing this?

Huh?

Leo loves me and our baby.

Leo is sick.

You're the sick one!

Stealing my clothes?

Lela's teddy bear?

Who does that?

Clearly, you're upset

that Leo moved on after

your disappearance.

The kidnapping and torturing

that he orchestrated?

And you want to take

everything away from him,

including me.

[Tori] Look what

he did to me! Hmm?



[screaming]

[gags deeply]

[faucet running]

[Layla retching]

You back for the furniture?

Uh... uh, Tori, can

you check on the baby?

I need to talk to Leo.

[exhales]

[smack]

You carved our

initials into her side?

We promised no violence

with each other.

You promised me she was dead!

What's she even doing here?

She risked coming back

to warn me about you.

She thinks Lela and I

are your next victims,

that you're the bad guy

that needs to be taken down,

which works for me, except...

I can't trust that you're

not gonna go blabbing

that I'm the mastermind

of this whole thing.

I would never snitch on you.

God, I can't believe

I convinced myself

that you having an outlet

for your twisted kinks

wouldn't affect me personally.

It was working fine

until you decided

to switch things up

and tell me to sh**t her.

Not "sh**t her," k*ll her.

[sighs in disgust]

And because you didn't,

I'm gonna have to,

which sucks,

because...

I kind of like the girl.

Just listen to that!

I don't hear anything.

Exactly!

She's like the

baby-whisperer or something.

Yeah, well... well, then what?

We stuff her body in the

S.U.V. and dump her somewhere?

Tori might've left

Karin a note or a clue

to give the cops if

she disappears again.

[chuckles darkly]

What if we tell the police

that she was

crazy-obsessed with me?

She has been running around town

looking like a

cheap twin of yours.

Thank you for saying that!

- [huffs]

- Yeah.

Stealing my "white" thing

is reason enough for her to die.

What if we said

she came to k*ll me,

even kidnap Lela?

And then you came back

and k*lled her instead?

[chuckles]

[giggling to herself]

I love the way your

mind works, angel.

But we already collected

all the money that we can

out of her.

Well, we can get our 500K back.

I'm sure it's still in

the trunk of our car.

[chuckles]

Thank you for reminding me!

Mwah! Ah.

That will hold me over

until the other money comes.

Other money?

k*lling Tori won't

make me rich...

...but k*lling you will.

- [flesh tears]

- [Leo gasps intensely]

You may have taken out a

$2-million policy out on me,

but I've taken

a $3-million policy out on you.

[Layla gasping]

Lela's gonna be an orphan.

[gasping and choking]

- [grunts]

- [crunching]

[gasping]

[screaming]

[gasping]

Oh, God.

[Leo gasps]

She...

She...

I guess we both got

what we deserved, huh?

Thank you, God.

[Layla] God's got

nothing to do with this.

But I sure as Hell do!

[crack]

[Lela crying]

[moans]

[Layla] Oh, baby girl,

please stop crying.

Mommy can't think

with all this noise.

[groans] Not again.

Oh, this is all on you, boo.

You just had to come back

and ruin my perfect plan.

[sighs]

I was trying to

protect Lela from Leo.

Leo's a*s would've

been dead and gone

after he ate those pot pies

I laced with anti-freeze.

Oh, my God. You're

both monsters.

I'm more of an evil genius.

Antifreeze has a sweet,

nearly undetectable taste.

Leo's greedy a*s would've

gobbled those pies up.

Your plan was to

k*ll him all along?

No. It was your plan

to k*ll him all along.

You're the one with the motive.

You're the one who

brought the pies over

and fled town... in our

stolen car, no less.

[Lela cries]

What is it, baby girl, huh?

I fed you, I burped you.

You're bouncing her too hard.

She's reacting from

your anxious energy.

Leo's dead, so what's with

all the drama with me?

Because the stupid

"Slayer Rule" says

that if you m*rder someone

or are even suspected

of murdering someone,

you cannot collect

on the policy.

Someone did their research.

I've been planning this

for over six years now.

Six...?

You didn't even meet Leo

until after I was kidnapped.

Oh. That's what we

wanted people to think.

I was staying at my mom's house

after her fourth husband left.

Leo delivered a package

and was instantly flirty.

The uniform did him no favors,

but he had a nice smile.

Once he left, I realized he

gave me the wrong package.

The label was from Saks,

so of course, I opened it.

When he came back,

I was wearing the

necklace that was inside.

He said I could keep it

if I agreed to a date.

I told him I wasn't about

that delivery-man life,

I needed a baller...

but if I got more treats,

I'd make an exception.

He started coming

by almost every day

with packages from

expensive stores,

and then he said he

couldn't do it anymore.

His boss was getting suspicious

of all the lost

packages on his route.

Plus, he met some waitress

who wasn't nearly

as pretty as me,

but she didn't mind

that he was a delivery man...

and then there was your dad.

[chuckles]

I wanted to rush along

his end-of-life journey,

but Leo said no.

His love for your

dad was genuine.

If he hadn't died, you

might still be together,

driving your crappy car

to your crappy

blue-collared jobs...

rushing home to

family game night.

k*ll me now, please.

When he mentioned he was sick,

I found my way back in.

I told Leo that he could

have the both of us...

until he died.

And then he,

and at least half of your

dad's settlement money,

would be all mine.

[chuckles]

Shame it wasn't as

large as we had hoped.

So you had him kidnap me?

He was supposed to k*ll you,

but, ugh, that husband of ours,

as handsome as he is,

he's not all that bright.

And he took the idea of

having the both of us

a little too literally,

but as long as he

kept his dark side

away from the home,

I was okay with it.

[Tori] So, what happens now?

Selling that you

m*rder*d Leo is easy...

...but selling a

m*rder/suicide,

that's a little tricky.

I can't have the coroner

ruling "death by horse head"

and not hari-kari.

It'll ruin my settlement.

But now that I see that

you're alive and well,

it's time for you to die.

You don't... You don't

have to do this. Okay?

[Layla chuckling darkly]

I can back up your

claim of self-defense.

We can get our story air-tight,

and fool both the police

and the insurance company...

Too late.

I know it sounds silly,

but I'm gonna take

Lela upstairs.

I can't have her seeing

the awful things her

mommy's about to do.

[chuckles smugly]

[muttering] After

everything I survived,

I'll be damned if I die by

the hands of this crazy b*tch.



[grunting]

Ah!

[Lela crying on monitor]

I'll give you the money back.

All of it! Okay?

And then I'll leave town,

and you'll never hear

back from me again.

This is not how

it's supposed to be.

[Layla] k*lling's a lot easier

in the heat of the moment.

It's a lot harder when you

have to think about it, huh?

Having second thoughts?

Just one quick drink

to steady my nerves.

[exhaling deeply]

Don't worry. I'll

pump and dump.

[Tori] You mind if I have one?

Yeah, okay.

Why not?

[Lela crying]

[Lela crying]

Open wide.

- [grunts]

- [groans]

[groaning and fuming]

Oh, you stupid...

[grunting]

[thudding and crashing]

Ohh!

Ah!

[grunts]

[shrieking]

- [gasp]

- [thud]

Never bring a knife

to a gunfight.

[shrieking]

Nobody move!

[knife clatters]







I can't believe you came.

And miss the opportunity to

see you in a pair of Skeeters?

You don't have to

be so smug about it.

You thought you

were the only one

with a perfect plan, huh?

Remember those off-the-gridders

who rescued me?

They kept asking me...

had I spent time at the

Ekkers' abandoned property?

And at the time, it didn't

mean anything to me.

But wouldn't you know...

that a "Judge Ekkers"

was the very man

who ruled me dead.

And then I remembered

you had five stepfathers.

Now, who would've thought

that stepdaddy number two

was the same Judge Ekkers

whose money problems disappeared

very shortly after the ruling,

probably around the same time

that your insurance

check came through.

You see, baby, it had

nothing to do with luck.

I vowed

that, no matter

how long it took,

or what I had to do,

I would take

everything from you.

So...

how did I do?

I drove here in your car,

that I now own.

I live in your home...

that I now own.

And I run your restaurant,

that... guess what?

I now own! [giggles]

Though we kept the name...

just changed up the

vibe a little bit,

but that's what

chameleons do, right?

And business is booming!

They say imitation

is the sincerest

form of flattery.

Yeah, but they also say...

oh, earmuffs...

that karma's a b*tch.

But you know what?

That ex-husband of ours

was right about one thing.

Mark is an amazing employee.

As a matter of fact,

I called him

outside of your home

and I told him that, look,

you don't hear from me

within a certain hour,

then send those cops

in, g*ns a-blazing,

and he did.

And I know you were

worried about us dating,

but now that I'm his boss,

that'll be a huge HR violation.

[pounds table]

I don't care about all of that!

Temper, temper.

[quietly] I just

care about my baby.

Can I see her?

Please.

That's why I'm here.

She's precious.

That's one thing both

of us can agree on.

I wish she was awake.

Yeah, I'm sorry about that.

Rhea's teething right now,

so her sleep schedule

is all over the place.

"Rhea"?

She's not an old White lady.

Yeah, she's also not the

child of two monsters, either.

Listen, I know...

you and Leo thought

that "Lela" would be

the best parts of you,

if such a thing even exists,

and if that was the case...

I would've kept her name.

But, since it isn't,

I gave her mine.

Vikki begat "Tori,"

and Tori begat "Rhea."

Together, you have "Victoria."

Oh, my God.

You are corny as hell.

Well, since I fulfilled

the conditions

of you signing over

your parental rights,

this will be our last visit.



While you're in here,

I'll be out there,

living your best life.

[smooch]

Oh, one last thing.

Guess who's the new

Hotwife of Hotlanta?

Talk about your messy drama.

I'm raising my

dead husband's baby

by his wife that

tried to k*ll me.

[Tori giggles]

Hey, Layla!

It's so good to see you,

though I bet you wish it was

under different circumstances.

God, I hope you don't mind

me showing up unannounced.

But, if it's any help...

I came with some good news.

I kept my promise.

I told you...

if you brought me

something juicy,

I would get you on the show.

[chuckles]

They denied our request

to bring in a film crew,

but...

you know us Hollywood folks...

...always with a

trick up our sleeve.

Surprise!

[Tori laughs]

When I get outta here,

I'm gonna k*ll you both.

[screaming] I'm

gonna k*ll you both!

Get off of me! I'm gonna...

I'm gonna k*ll you both!

I'm going to k*ll you!



[wheezing]

That... was...

- Intense.

- ...Emmy-winning TV!

I am sorry.

That's exactly why my

husband divorced me...

always putting the

show first. Sorry.

Are you feeling better now?

I can't do this.

Strip lashes...

they're the worst.

Extensions, only way to go.

No, no, Ally, the show.

Oh, come on.

I had no business doing

it in the first place.

Up until today, I

would've agreed with you,

but that...

you... you were

incredible in there.

I don't want to live

Layla's best life anymore.

I want to live mine.

After all you've been

through, you deserve that.

Go do you, girl.

I can still count on you for

the reunion show, though, right?

Bye.